# Wetherby (ward)

Wetherby is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the town of Wetherby and villages including Boston Spa, Bramham and Thorp Arch.

## Boundaries

The Wetherby ward includes the following civil parishes:
* Boston Spa
* Bramham cum Oglethorpe (Bramham Parish Council)
* Clifford
* Thorp Arch
* Walton
* Wetherby (Wetherby Town Council)

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | David Hudson (Con) | Nick Brown (Con) | J. Rolston (Con) |
| 1975 | David Hudson (Con) | Nick Brown (Con) | W. Hill (Con) |
| 1976 | David Hudson (Con) | Nick Brown (Con) | W. Hill (Con) |
| 1978 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Grange (Con) | W. Hill (Con) |
| 1979 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Grange (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1980 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1982 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1983 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1984 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1986 | David Hudson (Con) | J. Gray (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1987 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1988 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1990 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1991 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1992 | David Hudson (Con) | John Evans (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1992 by-election | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1994 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1995 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Heather Gardiner (Con) |
| 1996 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | David Clark (Con) |
| 1998 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | David Clark (Con) |
| 1999 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2000 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2002 | David Hudson (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2003 | Andrew Millard (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2004 | Andrew Millard (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2006 | Andrew Millard (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2007 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2008 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2010 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2011 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2012 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2014 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2015 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2016 | Alan Lamb (Con) | John Procter (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2018 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2019 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Gerald Wilkinson (Con) |
| 2019 by-election | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con) |
| 2021 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con) |
| 2022 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Linda Richards (Con) |
| 2023 | Alan Lamb (Con) | Norma Harrington (Con) | Penny Stables (Green) |
| 2024 | Alan Lamb* (Con) | Norma Harrington* (Con) | Penny Stables* (Green) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.

## Elections since 2010
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 3,727 | 49.2 | +10.9 |
| | Green | Anna Jacobs | 2,845 | 37.5 | −15.4 |
| | Labour | David Bowgett | 736 | 9.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley McIntee | 229 | 3.0 | +0.9 |
| | SDP | Ian Howell | 43 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 11.7 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,603 | 45.9 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.2 | |

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Penny Stables | 4,079 | 52.9 | +18.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Richards* | 2,958 | 38.3 | −8.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lucy Nuttgens | 498 | 6.5 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Prince | 161 | 2.1 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 14.5 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,714 | 46.1 | +1.2 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norma Harrington* | 3,514 | 47.0 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Penny Stables | 2,568 | 34.4 | +12.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Luke Dixon-Murrow | 878 | 11.7 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley McIntee | 484 | 6.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 12.7 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,473 | 44.9 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,563 | 58.0 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Penny Stables | 1,753 | 22.3 | +12.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Clapcote | 991 | 12.6 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Clark | 527 | 6.7 | −17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,810 | 35.7 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,874 | 47.8 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### December 2019 by-election

12 December 2019 replacing Gerald Wilkinson (deceased) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Richards | 7,181 | 57.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 2,373 | 19.1 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Bailey | 1,906 | 15.3 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Judith Dahlgreen | 916 | 7.4 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,808 | 38.6 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,449 | 75.3 | +36.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 3,466 | 56.9 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 1,452 | 23.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Ratcliffe | 593 | 9.7 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Ruth Corry | 580 | 9.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,014 | 32.1 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,198 | 38.6 | TBC |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norma Harrington | 4,160 | 56.5 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,126 | | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 4,067 | | |
| | Labour | John Lynch | 1,308 | 17.8 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hopps | 1,189 | 16.2 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Jan Egan | 1,069 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Ratcliffe | 875 | | |
| | Green | Martin Pearce | 704 | 9.6 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,852 | TBC | TBC |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Wilkinson* | 3,387 | 58.3 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Adam Ferhani | 1,141 | 19.6 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Tina Janette Smith | 712 | 12.3 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Mavis Golton | 366 | 6.3 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Vasco Santos | 203 | 3.5 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,246 | 38.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,809 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 6,924 | 58.4 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | John Lynch | 2,517 | 21.2 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Bronwen Cole | 1,085 | 9.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 709 | 6.0 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Sam Murrey | 631 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,407 | 37.1 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,866 | 75.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Procter* | 2,995 | 50.2 | −5.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Spivey | 1,096 | 18.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Drinkwater | 1,023 | 17.2 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Sam Murray | 508 | 8.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Howell | 340 | 5.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,899 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerry Wilkinson* | 3,123 | 55.9 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Scott Nicholson | 1,286 | 23.0 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | David Macey | 838 | 15.0 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Chapman | 338 | 6.1 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,837 | 32.9 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,585 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Lamb* | 4,524 | 59.9 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | James Barber | 1,945 | 25.8 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 583 | 7.7 | −10.8 |
| | UKIP | David Macey | 497 | 6.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,579 | 34.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,549 | 49 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Procter* | 6,115 | 52.9 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Ashley Walsh | 2,403 | 20.8 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bentley | 2,142 | 18.5 | +8.8 |
| | UKIP | David Macey | 595 | 5.1 | +0.7 |
| | BNP | Sam Clayton | 302 | 2.6 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,712 | 32.1 | −16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,557 | 75.0 | +32.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.0 | |